Fourth grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener

From the "Get Real" department:

Today, September 12th 2008 will be remembered as the day we finally caught one of the bad guys ...

A 4th grader with a broken pencil sharpener.

A 10-year-old Hilton Head Island boy has been suspended from school for having something most students carry in their supply boxes: a pencil sharpener.

The problem was his sharpener had broken, but he decided to use it anyway.

The boy -- a fourth-grader described as a well-behaved and good student -- cried during the meeting with his mom, the deputy and the school's assistant principal.

He had no criminal intent in having the blade at school, the sheriff's report stated, but was suspended for at least two days and could face further disciplinary action.

Fourth grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener

The deputy and assistant principal should be on a two-day suspension and be facing further disciplinary action for even batting an eye over this.

Come on people Get Real here!